STORY BY BILL DEMAREST ORANGEBURG – Volunteer firefighters from throughout southeastern Rockland County are battling a stubborn brush fire that has slashed up the west side if Clausland Mountain near the landmark “TZ Rock.” Firefighters from Orangeburg went to the area just behind Nice Pak Products on Greenbush Road in Orangeburg at about 1:15 p.m. […]
Deadline to submit nominations is December 16 NEW CITY, NY – County Executive C. Scott Vanderhoef announced today that the county is once again accepting nominations for the Civil Rights Hall of Fame for 2013. Now in its 11th year, the Hall of Fame was first launched in 2003 as part of the Human Rights […]
Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a piece of legislation on Wednesday allowing the county to manage its deficit with the issuance of bonds. The Rockland County Deficit Reduction Act would allow the county to issue $96.4 million in bonds to help pay down its deficit, which now stands at $128 million. In addition, the Act required […]
Police focusing investigation on Spring Valley area BY BILL DEMAREST ELMSFORD, NY – A newborn baby found dead at an recycling center on Tuesday was murdered and may have come from Spring Valley, according to Westchester County Police. New York State Crime Stoppers has contributed $2,500 reward money to assist in the investigation, hoping that […]
Massive mall shut down by 20-year-old gunman who killed himself BY BILL DEMAREST PARAMUS, NJ – Tales of terror are still emerging from Monday night’s strange incident at Garden State Plaza, where a 20-year-old man dressed in black marched through the mall, fired shots with a rifle and then killed himself in a secluded area. […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA After a long and often contentious election season, the unofficial final tallies have been compiled for town, village, and county races, showing County Legislator Ed Day ahead and victorious in the race for County Executive against former Spring Valley Justice David Fried and big name incumbents largely retaining their positions. With all […]